Home Forums Lever Action Central Marlin 336 Lever Actions Whats a Marauder in 35Rem worth?

Just curious what its worth. I have one blueing is 95% wood is 100%. I did refinish the stock. Not looking to sell I read only 1000 were made. thanks

Appears that you did a heck of a good job.

Around here it seems they price them in the mid 700 range.

I would give you $750 for it right now. Let me know. Thanks

I'd buy a few if I could get them that cheap.

That beautiful rifle belongs in the Catskill Mountains or the Adirondacks.

BH,

Looks like your neighbors are ready to buy that rifle.

Perfect woods rifle. I use to hunt around Ellenville. I had to show them off. Im proud of how they came out. The 39A has better blueing. I used Chempak on both stock. Might do my number one next.

Back in the mid 90’s I hunted the Ellenville area a lot. Shot a couple nice bucks too. I have never in my life seen as many acorns on the ground as I did in that area.

I had one that I put on Gunbroker when I didn’t know what I had. I started it out at $400 which was more than I had in it. After it got to $1000 someone remained me and told me why it was going so high. Sold at $1200. It was I. Like new condition

Nice little rifle and caliber as well.

Trade you a scoped Win Model 70 in 300 Win Mag (1969 vintage) for it.

They're great little carbines and definite collector items! I have a genuine one in the more common 30-30 and a quite good fake in the same chambering. The fakes seem to outnumber the genuines by wide proportion! If I may, what's your Marauder serial number prefix?
Congrats on a great gun and wise decision to hang onto it!
Best!
John

I would be interested also, on how do you separate the fakes from the real deal.

I’d think at least $1,000

I've seen a 336 in 30-30 with cheap hardwood stock bring $900.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/921940875
I’ve been watching this one on GB. I would have gone maybe $1200. At over $1500 with a lot of time left for bidding, no thanks! I love the idea of the Marauder though. Making a “fake” might be a good winter project. Next thing is to try and find an affordable straight grip .35. That may not be so easy.

Worth about 50-60 hens.

I've always been a Winchester man but the straight grip Marlins are great rifles. I've got a '55 Ballard rifled 35 Remington Texan that will cover 90% of my rifle hunting.

https://www.thesixgunjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211206_170338-1-1.jpg

Yeah I like my little 16" straight gripped 30-30 LTS.

Handy little thing:

It looks like that one on Gunbroker just sold for $3125!!!

I thought the Marauder was only in 35 and 30'30.

Correct 1964, 1965

35 rem the most sought after

OMG, seems like another Marlin, waffle top, sold on gunchoker a few weeks ago for close the $10k. Guess I’ll hold on to my 336 and sell it to fund retirement some day.

Some years back, I traded a .35 straight stock Marlin carbine to a member here, even up for a beautiful older Golden Mountie. We were both well pleased.

Yeah, these guns were expensive years ago. Wild now much Marlins are worth these days.

Some interesting Threads keep being revived! The "genuine" Marauders of the sixties, were ONLY produced with "W" or "Z" serial perefix. (Don't ask me "Y", pun intended!) A nicety which fakes typically ignore and such their undoing as to knowledgeable buyers. These have been particularly collectible since at least the eighties. The so called "Waffle Top" Marlins, so named foe the wavy line decorative (actually anti-reflective) pattern atop the action, were discontinued a decade before the Marauder sixties era. For me, the mainstream collectible Marlin era ended in early eighties as the crossbolt safeties were introduced. Thus 1948 Model 336 intro and about 1980, an extended 'sweet spot'.
Best!
John

Mine is the real deal. Absolutely love it. Nice handling rifle.

This is Marauder in 35 Remington that I came across a few years ago. I haven't hunted with it yet, but hopefully that will change this year. It will likely be wearing a low power scope when we hit the woods.

The way things are going all original Marlins in decent condition will be $1000 and up.

Sold my 35 Marauder for $2100

Yes, the Marauder is rare especially in 35 caliber. I'd never sell mine. Thats a clean rifle you have there.